{"id":94883,"date":"2020-01-07T19:26:15","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T23:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=94883"},"modified":"2020-01-07T19:26:15","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T23:26:15","slug":"upp-spokespersons-call-on-govt-to-consider-salary-distributions-in-determining-economic-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/upp-spokespersons-call-on-govt-to-consider-salary-distributions-in-determining-economic-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"UPP Spokespersons Call On Gov’t To Consider Salary Distributions In Determining Economic Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As Finance Minister Gaston Browne continues to brag about the national rate of growth and residents continue to ask where it is, members of the United Progressive Party (UPP) are asking for the use of a new measuring instrument.<\/p>

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Joan Underwood, former ambassador to Latin America under the UPP, is suggesting that the Government stop tracking economic growth using the traditional markers of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).<\/p>\n

Rather, she suggests the GINI Co-Efficient, which measures the distribution of income or wealth inequality among the population.<\/p>

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Given the disparities in living standards that clearly exist among residents, use of the GINI Co-Efficient has long been argued by spokespersons for the UPP, including St. Peter\u2019s Caretaker Colin Isaac.<\/p>

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Both Isaac and Underwood agree that this would be a much more accurate reading of what is taking place in an economy that appears to be skewed to the advantage of those who are politically connected.<\/p>\n

Many experts have expressed doubt in the growth figures published which relies heavily on the pronouncements of ECLAC to bolster its claims. While the statistics provided by the ECLAC are reliant on numbers submitted by the Government.<\/p>

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On the other hand, the annual IMF Reports can provide a more objective measurement of the country\u2019s economic progress.<\/p>\n

However, Junior Minister of Finance Lennox Weston shared that Browne Administration\u2019s continues refuse to publish the document because, in short, the Agency could not be trusted not to undermine confidence in the local economy.<\/p>

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